Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Why Big Firms No Longer Pay (Much) More
The corporate titans of yore once offered a sizable wage premium over smaller employers—but not anymore. What happened?
What Mainstream Economists Get Wrong About Secular Stagnation
Forget the myth of a savings glut causing near-zero interest rates. We have a shortage of aggregate demand, and only public spending and raising wages will change that.
Larry Summers: Reagan’s Tax Plan Was Better Than Trump’s
Summers discusses inequality, the GOP tax plan, and our economic future
The Big Questions Are Back
How Germany, the EU and the economics field itself suffer from myopia—and what we can do about it
Enlightenment Then, Enlightenment Now
What can today’s economists learn from the 18th century Scottish thinkers who grappled with societal and economic change?
Surprise: The 1% Is Overrepresented in the Ivy League
New research shows that access to elite colleges varies by parents’ income—reinforcing inequality across generations
Economic Models That Are Costing Us All
When an economic model fails, it is reality—and the people living in it—who pay the bills while the model lives on, unscathed.
We’ll Always Need Paris
Faced with rapid cost reductions for clean electricity generation, some commentators suggest that we no longer need the Paris agreement or other policy interventions, because technology alone can solve all problems.
The Many Transgressions of Deirdre McCloskey
McCloskey discusses her career, critiques of economics, and offers advice for young economists.
It’s Not Just Profit Wrecking American Healthcare
A look at America’s strange and dangerous approach to medicine, and how to fix it